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excuse
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of EXCUSE
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame <“a really important business call” is no excuse for not paying proper attention to one's driving>
Related Words color, guise, pretense (or pretence), pretext, rationale, rationalization, vindication, whitewash; cop-out, out; acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), atonement, confession; extenuation, palliation
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